as in intolerance
stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices
a deeply ingrained bigotry prevented her from even considering the counterarguments
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Recent Examples of bigotry
At twenty-seven, Fuentes was arguably America’s most prominent white nationalist—someone who was forthright about, and seemingly proud of, his bigotry.
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Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
The warrant came after he was arrested about a month earlier on state charges of assault on a public safety officer, third-degree assault, second-degree breach of peace, interfering with an officer and first-degree intimidation based on bigotry or bias, authorities said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2026
That warrant followed a separate September 2023 arrest on state charges, including assault on public safety personnel, third-degree assault, breach of peace, interfering with an officer and first-degree intimidation based on bigotry or bias, as noted in the release.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The text lays bare the grim conditions under which Black people lived, detailing the hatred and bigotry they were confronted with every single waking second.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
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Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
The warrant came after he was arrested about a month earlier on state charges of assault on a public safety officer, third-degree assault, second-degree breach of peace, interfering with an officer and first-degree intimidation based on bigotry or bias, authorities said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2026
That warrant followed a separate September 2023 arrest on state charges, including assault on public safety personnel, third-degree assault, breach of peace, interfering with an officer and first-degree intimidation based on bigotry or bias, as noted in the release.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The text lays bare the grim conditions under which Black people lived, detailing the hatred and bigotry they were confronted with every single waking second.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigotry
Noun
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The signal predicament of our era is the global rise of illiberalism and intolerance.—
Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Have ruled out lactose intolerance or milk allergy.—
Caitlin Beale,
Health,
9 Feb. 2026
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Along the way, Daisy and Hoke each will confront, acknowledge and, in a way, overcome their own often-unthinking prejudice.—
Oline Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
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Pope Leo marked Holocaust Remembrance Day with a forceful plea for a world free of antisemitism, prejudice, and persecution.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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And many folks thought that that was a type of dogmatism and inflexibility that was not productive.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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That — metaphorically and literally — is earned dogmatism, the risk that expertise breeds rigidity in our thinking and decision-making.—
Tim Maurer,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In the current atmosphere, where so many have been conditioned to believe that the news media is a liberal wasteland, confirmation bias helps with the heavy lifting.—
Brenda Looper,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Such strategies use a complex mix of statistical models, machine-learning algorithms, factors and other quantitative signals to identify — and bet on — upward and downward moves in markets, removing human emotion and biases from the investment process.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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Orban and Putin once shared a close working relationship, grounded in energy deals and mutual illiberalism.—
NIC CHEESEMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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Space warfare, cyber defense, mass migration, corruption, and illiberalism require fluency, adaptability, empathy, and collaboration.—
Loree Sutton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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In addition to tracking a president's popularity, the polls also reveal partisanship and other rapid public opinion moves while a president is in office.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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And when the failure drags on long enough, extreme partisanship rushes in to fill it.—
Melissa Derosa,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Bigotry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigotry. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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